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2022 Best Value AE Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k

12 Ranked Colleges
419 Degrees Awarded
$12,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value AE Tech Schools for a Bachelor's For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value AE Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Architectural Engineering Technology is the 405th most popular major in the country with 1,336 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 419 architectural engineering technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value AE Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in architectural engineering technology/technician. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality architectural engineering technology/technician programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the architectural engineering technology/technician program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value AE Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree ae tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 12 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Architectural Engineering Technology (Income $0-$30k)

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value AE Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in West Lafayette, Indiana, and it awarded 163 bachelors’s AE tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Purdue did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Architectural Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $5,483 for bachelor’s degree ae tech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Purdue.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Architectural Engineering Technology at Purdue

#2

Farmingdale State College

Farmingdale, New York
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value AE Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Farmingdale State College landed the #2 spot on the list. Farmingdale State College is a public institution located in Farmingdale, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 33 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Architectural Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $3,469 for Bachelor’s Degree AE Tech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Architectural Engineering Technology at SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale

#3

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, Michigan
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ferris State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value AE Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Ferris is located in Big Rapids, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 bachelors’s AE tech degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree ae tech students whose families make $0-$30k list, Ferris has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Architectural Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Ferris is $7,207 for bachelor’s degree ae tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Ferris Architectural Engineering Technology Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value AE Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k. IUPUI is a large public school situated in Indianapolis, Indiana. It awarded 29 bachelors’s AE tech degrees in 2019-2020.

IUPUI also took the #5 spot in our “Best Architectural Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is $5,052 for Bachelor’s Degree AE Tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#9 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Seminole State College of Florida. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value AE Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k. This fairly large school is located in Sanford, Florida, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s AE tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Seminole State also made our “Best Architectural Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #9. The estimated yearly cost for Seminole State is $7,006 for bachelor’s degree ae tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Architectural Engineering Technology at Seminole State College of Florida

#6

Fairmont State University

Fairmont, West Virginia
#12 in overall quality

Fairmont State University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value AE Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This small school is located in Fairmont, West Virginia, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s AE tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Fairmont State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Architectural Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Fairmont State is $7,595 for bachelor’s degree ae tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Fairmont State Architectural Engineering Technology Report

#7

University of Southern Mississippi

Hattiesburg, Mississippi
#7 in overall quality

University of Southern Mississippi came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value AE Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Southern Miss is a fairly large public school situated in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. It awarded 75 bachelors’s AE tech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Southern Miss, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Architectural Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Southern Miss is $13,102 for bachelor’s degree ae tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Architectural Engineering Technology at University of Southern Mississippi

#8

Alfred State College

Alfred, New York
#10 in overall quality

Alfred State College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value AE Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #8. Alfred State is a small school located in Alfred, New York that handed out 13 bachelors’s AE tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Alfred State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Architectural Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Alfred State College is $12,700 for Bachelor’s Degree AE Tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Architectural Engineering Technology at Alfred State College

#9

Ranken Technical College

Saint Louis, Missouri
#8 in overall quality

Ranken Technical College landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value AE Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Ranken Technical College is a small school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 4 bachelors’s AE tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Ranken Technical College also took the #8 spot in our “Best Architectural Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Ranken Technical College is $13,980 for bachelor’s degree ae tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#10

Vermont Technical College

Randolph, Vermont
#11 in overall quality

Vermont Technical College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value AE Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Vermont Tech is a public institution located in Randolph, Vermont. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree ae tech students whose families make $0-$30k list, Vermont Tech has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Architectural Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $17,010 for bachelor’s degree ae tech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Vermont Technical College.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read more about Architectural Engineering Technology at Vermont Tech

#11

University of Hartford

West Hartford, Connecticut
#6 in overall quality

University of Hartford did quite well in the 2022 Best Value AE Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #11. Located in West Hartford, Connecticut, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 35 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s AE tech students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree ae tech students whose families make $0-$30k list, UHart has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Architectural Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UHart is $25,767 for Bachelor’s Degree AE Tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read more about Architectural Engineering Technology at University of Hartford

#12

New England Institute of Technology

East Greenwich, Rhode Island
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #12, New England Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2022 Best Value AE Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. New England Institute of Technology is a small private not-for-profit school situated in East Greenwich, Rhode Island. It awarded 16 bachelors’s AE tech degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree ae tech students whose families make $0-$30k list, New England Tech has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Architectural Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $27,558 for Bachelor’s Degree AE Tech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend New England Institute of Technology.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Architectural Engineering Technology at New England Institute of Technology

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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